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HomeLuxury Office AccessoriesTurquoise Embossed Butterfly Leather Journal - Lined |
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17 of 17 found the following review helpful:
 Very high quality journal Jan 06, 2011
By Scott
I own several of Eccolo's journals and they all are exactly the same except for the covers, so my reviews will be pretty similar. I couldn't find specifications on this journal initially, so I ordered it and came up with the below information:
COVER - The cover is made of cyan leather with an embossed butterfly on the front. I only saw this journal in the store but the color seems to match what is pictured on Amazon. The cover does not seem to scratch easily or hold marks on it. It should hold up to some abuse.
PAGE LENGTH - 128 pages or 256 leaves if you write on the front and back + 1 blank prelim page at the front and 1 blank trailing page at the back.
18 lines per page (not counting writing on the top line)
MATERIAL - The paper is ivory and goes well with the red cover. It is acid-free (meaning it will not deteriorate or turn yellow easily) and made of heavy stock. The paper is not very thick and in my hands it feels about the same weight as standard American 20lb weight copy paper. The lines on the paper are a somewhat light color. They are the perfect shade in my opinion and don't stand out too much, but are dark enough for ease of use. There is some light bleeding through to the pages in areas where I pressed the pen down too hard, or when I've used a heavy fountain pen. It is enough that you can easily read what is written on the back of the page. Unless you have a light hand or are using a light ink, I would probably recommend against using both sides of the page. You could certainly do it without a mess, but it just depends on how clean of a look you want on each page. I cut a piece of a manila envelope to the same size as the journal pages, and put it underneath the piece of paper I'm writing on each time so that it doesn't bleed through to the next page.
SIZE - 4.75" x 6 5/8" (not quite 5x7 as the description says)
Actual writing space (length of the lines inside the margins) = 4.25" x 5.25"
|THIS IS EXACTLY HOW MUCH SPACE U HAVE PER LINE| (if you were to write in 12 point Times New Roman font). So expect not to get any more than 162 words per page unless you handwriting is very small. The margins are the perfect width to ensure you get enough use out of each sheet and no room is wasted.
BINDING/CONSTRUCTION - the binding is sewn in, and separated into 8 sections. This way you don't have to worry about too many pages being held by one thread, and the threads can actually break and only 1/8 of the journal will separate. This method of binding is also very useful because it means you can easily open to any page in the journal and it will naturally separate along one of those sections, so you don't have to break the binding too much to lay the journal flat like you would have to with a paperback book. The binding and threads are also secured on the back with a strip of adhesive. The binding is very well made and the threads seem tight, but strong. I do not have any qualms about the binding breaking and would think this journal should hold up to daily use for awhile and several decades of storage. After heavy use, I do not see any noticeable creases on the spine of the journal where you can tell it has been opened many times. It still appears new. There is no bookmark built into the journal.
I find this to be a very nicely-made and simplistic journal and think it would satisfy the requirements for anyone who wants something small and nice-looking. It is not something I would write my Presidential memoirs in, but satisfies my requirements for regular daily use.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 Butterfly journal Aug 23, 2010
By Kem Mayo
Product arrived on time, new and like photo. Beautiful color. Size was smaller than expected. Perhaps size could be included in description to improve future rating.
 disappointed Aug 24, 2011
By angelem
While the cover quality was good, I felt the paper was definately not what I would expect for a journal. Entries written on one side show through to the other side. So unless you don't mind a "shadow" image of your previous entry as you use the other side of the page, you are limited to half the journal space. I did use just ordinary ball point pens with different inks and it made no difference. Too bad.
Just right Aug 02, 2011
By J. Rodgers
I ordered this for my mother-in-law to keep a journal while staying with a dying relative. We wanted her to be able to capture memories of them together for her child. It is the perfect size to keep in her purse, so she can jot whenever it strikes her. The cover is very nice, but doesn't yell out "Journal" so that if she leaves it out, no one will be tempted to thumb through it just yet. Feels like it will last a very long time. Will be ordering more.
Perfect for What I Needed May 09, 2011
By Kim
"Kymbirleigh"
I love this journal! I purchased it with the intent to keep a little journal for my daughter. My husband and I write little entries for her to read (or us to read to her) later on down the road. I'm in my third trimester and thought it would be cute to have a journal to track what's going on in our lives during this exciting time. The icing on the cake was the journal and butterfly matched the room's decor perfectly. I'll likely purchase a few extras just in case we fill this one up quickly!
The only complaint I have is that while it measures 5x7, I think it just barely measures that, but again, for my needs, this is the perfect size. After writing the first entry, I turned the page over and was pleased to see that it didn't seem to bleed through the page at all. Very happy with this purchase!
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